New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-22
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| The motto OF rayos as regards climate ana
mode Of life is Harden yourself Inc more
hardy patients walk great deal, climb up 10 INC
schatz-Alp every day. and are out in all weather
| All the invalids sleep with their windows WIDE
open. Many skate and toboggan, BE it remarked
that during the winter one seldom takes cold al
Davos Let me sum up the advantages and dis
advantages OF this celebrated resort
| Advantages:
/. Altitude of nearly five thousand feet Inc
! lungs get more exercise, and Increased eNercltc
gives them increased elasticity and strength
q The air is invigorating, dry and cold, ana SeU
warm enough during sunshine to allow dchca'e
patients TO sit out OF doors
g. There IS no dust. The snow prevents tilS
| A. There is no cloudy, no fossy weather tx
| cept when snow falls the days are all sunny
8. There is little wind, very little up where
the hotels situated.
| 6. The hotels are all very well managed les,
peclally Kurhaus HosbOer), and go far toward
| supplying home comfort
Disadvantages:
| l. Davos is one great hospital and nothing else
All who go there 90 for their health only
@ The patient is penned up in little snow-coV-
cred valley Ills walks are limited to the man
street or to the climb up the Schatz-Alp lie Is
naturally compelled to meet the same consump-
tive acquaintance a hundred times day. Inc
patient feels himself imprisoned. lie KNOWS tlaV
he cannot go beyond the limits of this dlmlhuuNe
is half over the daily sight of the same barrem'
wintry scene of the same cOnsumptlve 1aceS' pro
duces strong feeling of ennui one longs LOT
spring as a prisoner longs for the day oil MS dc
liverance. T.,
g. The life is all hotel life. There are no fur
nished cottages for rent, and families would ilnd
il difficult to keep house if there were Inc
crowding together of consumptives In a hotel, INC
close contact with very sick lnvallds, INC ncceo
sity Of constantly breathing consumptive eNidIa
| tons the shock which death i'll hotei pIlliss'
tho incessant mutual inquiry and conversation
of tho guests about their condition, all ths
is certainly great injury .,
A. The air is too chilly, even when sun Warlncu'
to allow patients to drive with safety Sh"Vihs
and tobogganing too violent for the majority
So there is practically no oul-0l-uoor 'h"S0
for the very Sick
K Tho absence of wind has its objections. very
frequently the smoke rests stat onary over Ihe
town like bank of clouds Wind means nauu-
raj ventilation, and ventilation is very necessary
for town Of consumptlves. ~ ,,,,
G. In The carly spring, say from the 18th OF March
the snow begins 10 melt Sore throas anu cous
abound. The invalid would like to get away Dut
he dare not. because it is still too cold IN other
resorts The snow-melting period is always uah-
gerous in Dawes.
7 The topography. of Davos is such, and this Is
very great disadvantage, that the sun rises very
lato and sets very early. There are unclouueu
winter DAYS in Davos when there Is parciy lo"r
and q half hours Of sunshine. ,.
3 Hardly any one would think OF making
Dayos permanent residence. NO ono couiu aiioiu
n unless he had sufficient means TO hVe wlthouV
work, went INTO INC hoVA Du
no other industry. ,..- nth,
Finally in case the climate disagrees WIN
n patient it is very difficult and very oaheerou
IA change To reach the Riviera requires i've,
hour stage coach ride to the nearest ran" 60
station and a long and circuitous railroad UP
through the St. Gotthard to Milan, uehoa, anu
thence TO tho Riviera, involving The necessity 0,
crcndinr two to three nights on inc foau an"
making five changes OF cars
Now as to results: In my own case Da'os hau
no appreciaby beneficial effect except 10 HIM ny
| Iurcs less sensitive. A very near relative spchV
thr.o consecutive winters at Davos. lie 1eN Detler
vbile there, but it effected no cure fersoh'lS !
l,rou, of no case in which q cure was piour"V
about at Davos. Six OF the acqualh'anoo9 v, '
| Davos winter are dead. None the less H"'e
no hesitation in saying that, IN my oPllo. =; IT,,
is by far tho best curative "in'oA ~
ropo for lung patients.
,ho snr,n0 Of 1885 I passed at Baden-l3aden'
rnore 7 received letters from friend anu reno"
| invalid who had also tried the European oii' mo,
hut who being compelled to return 10 tI'o
States had spent the winter OF lSo4-oo AZ ~
rado Springs Colorado lie wro'c 80 N"n' -
praise OF the Colorado climate, ana was - -
81 living in Europe that / resolved TO IoIo" ma
ovomnIe So after visiting Holland and Belgluih
during tho summer, VIC returned TO new. io'H -
tho fall l at once consulted liico ~ -
medical celebrities. Number one tilcd 10 uisNu"ao
me from going to Colorado and endeaVofeu "
send me back TO Davos NUMBER tw W. s"o Its
head and seemed to expect drcadll reSu!.S ,
| Number three very sensibly said: 10 anu ~
| II II il does not agree with you In BIN W. W.,
on IN "a Santa Barbara" / must remark that hoV
ono Of these three celebrities knew any Ihis "oou
the existence of Colorado Springs ana 1h"O " '"O"
| Of them Colorado meant Denver
IN december left NewYor< for Colorado
, ,,.ont with fear and trembling. Chicago gave mt
n sIicbt taste of its climatic possibilities III ''e
shane of medley Of wind, hail. snow siee' "'i'
| rain So far as the travel went my UWo u'S 49,.
| road ride from Chicago was resi- anu Pc, ,.1
but when looked out at The sIra2EllIr'' ,L,
desolate looking towns OF Nebraska ana thousnU
that possibly Colorado Springs mlghC Icsenoi9
thoca nv heart sank within me. l had eApec.cu
| IN find Colorado very cold. Judge lheh vi lily ei"u
surprise when, at in the morning s'eiPou ou'
NJ the cars at Denver on the IIh oi Deo1ino,i =
The sun was pouring down noou u VAIN 49, y
light The air was very mild, yet thcfc was a
LIGHT bracinc tone in 1t which made IL u ueHS nv
ia breathe. Every Inhalation was ike oi"usn /,
Of nectar / thought OF snowoouhd p"Io' "a" Wv,
was happy Three hours later proughC Us 10 wv,
rado springs. Our friends had secured furnished
house for U.S. Our expectations were eXceeuihsP
,nodcst 80 that our establishment was great wheh
oborA drive through wide beautiful sOtceIh
hroucbt lis to a comfortably furnished homo
equipped with all modern improvements-path-
room. running water (cold and warm gas open
areplaccs and steam heater, telephone connec'ion
| and all.
From the day Of my arrival my health began
to improve, and ever since has continued 10 III
y rrovo After now having spent two winters and
: ono summer here feel warranted In saying lahd
INV rance of observation includes Old and New
Mexico, which l have lately visited that, taxing
climate and all other conditions into full con
, sideration Colorado Springs is the Dest resor'
, disease.
4 No climate is absolutely perfect 50 shaii nrs'
coll attention to the only blemish in the climate
$1,000 Snrinos We have Some wind and